DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A manhunt for an armed robbery suspect forced Redan Middle School to lock down temporarily Friday morning.

DeKalb County Police saidthe suspectfired shots during a robbery at a nearby Family Dollar store on Panola Road and Young Road, thenexchanged shots with police. Police saidthe suspectfled into the woodsand may have holed himself up in a home.

A perimieterwas set up along Panola Road between Marbut and Young roads during the search and SWAT teams were called in.